All electronic tolling system on Massachusetts Turnpike unpopular with...
Residents expressed affordability and privacy concerns. SPRINGFIELD - Residents who attended a public hearing on the state’s plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Massachusetts...
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Hiker killed in Appalachian Trail fall in Berkshire County identified as...
Lewis was hiking with his brother when he fell down a 35-foot ravine Wednesday. File photo SHEFFIELD — Authorities say a Delaware man hiking the Appalachian Trail in Berkshire County has died after a...
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Worcester police arrest Providence man for making threats, find stolen...
A records check showed Ortiz's gun had been reported two years ago in Clarksburg, W.V. WORCESTER - A 30-year-old Rhode Island man who allegedly threatened to shoot a friend during an argument...
View ArticleWestern Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
These are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week. Here are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week.
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Springfield City Council passes resolution urging return of Cathedral High...
The school wants to come home to Springfield, Principal John Miller told the City Council. Cathedral High School on Surrey Road, SpringfieldRepublican photo by Dave Roback SPRINGFIELD - The City...
View ArticlePM News Links: Nidal Hasan convicted of Fort Hood shootings, Aaron Hernandez...
A young photojournalist was gang-raped in India, prompting protests and outrage after a series of high-profile rapes has put threats to women’s safety in the spotlight this year. Tweets about...
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Obituaries today: Zachary Losacano, 29, of West Springfield; roofer, sider...
Obituaries from The Republican. Zachary Losacano WEST SPRINGFIELD - Zachary Jon Losacano, 29, passed away unexpectedly on Monday. He was a graduate of Westfield Vocational Technical High School. His...
View ArticleRandom attack in Spokane leaves WWII veteran dead
Police contend that two 16-year-old boys approached Delbert Belton in his car at random as he was waiting for a friend. SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Police in Spokane, Wash., have arrested one of two teens...
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Western Massachusetts resident Robert Melanson, convicted of trespassing on...
Melanson, 26, who lists addresses in South Hadley and Springfield, will continue to be held without right to bail in jail in Ludlow as he awaits sentencing on Oct. 25. PALMER - Robert E. Melanson is...
View ArticleSpringfield convocation welcomes teachers, staff back to school
The program is designed to welcome all faculty and staff to a new school year. The annual convocation for Springfield Public School teachers and staff, was held Friday at the Van Sickle Middle and...
View ArticleSpringfield officials: Free smoke detectors available for those 60 and older...
Mayor Domenic Sarno invoked the late Dorothy Lee, fatally injured earlier this month when a fire broke out in her Tumbleweed Drive home. SPRINGFIELD - The name of the late Dorothy Jean Lee, buried...
View ArticleNew UMass first year class, smarter than last year's class, according to...
UMass incoming class has higher test scores and grade point averages than class of 2016. AMHERST – The University of Massachusetts class of 2017 is smarter than last year’s class, which was smarter...
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Philadelphia woman misses her own funeral; officials to exhume New Jersey...
Sharolyn Jackson's family could have sworn that was her in the casket, but then Jackson turned up alive 13 days later in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Carrie Minney could have sworn the woman in the...
View ArticleNorthampton energy forum generates ideas
The city has a park-and-ride lot off Bridge Street and is creating another at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. NORTHAMPTON - Don’t get rid of that clothesline. It could be the wave of the future,...
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Springfield, Chicopee firefighters tackle brush fire near Fairview Cemetery
The fire was confined to a 200-foot area used as a leaf dump by the nearby cemetery. SPRINGFIELD - Firefighters from Springfield, Chicopee and Westover Air Reserve Base responded to a fire Friday...
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R.I. police officer arrested, charged with linking his chief's name to porn...
Officer Steven Gravier was charged with a federal crime of using misleading domain names on the Internet. He allegedly used the name of his chief, Elwood Johnson Jr., to link to porn sites Republican...
View ArticleUS moves ships closer to Syria, although Obama says speedy military...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Obama has asked the Pentagon to provide military options in light of reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against civilians. WASHINGTON —...
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Blandford selectmen appoint new fire chief; volunteer firefighters agree to...
Selectman Adam Dolby urged a compromise. BLANDFORD — The Board of Selectmen held a Friday night meeting for townspeople and voted to appoint Brian Care as interim fire chief. To a standing ovation...
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Boston police issue AMBER alert for missing newborn believed abducted by...
The suspect was driving a gray 4-door Infinity sedan with a Mass. license plate of 637 SM3 The Boston Police Department on late Friday issued an AMBER alert for a missing newborn. A statement issued...
View ArticleThomas Merrigan, lawyer, politician from Greenfield, is remembered as the...
After graduating two years later, he went on to earn a law degree at the Western New England University Law School. He was sworn in to the Massachusetts Bar in 1982 at the age of 55. GREENFIELD -...
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